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Sentient : what animals reveal about our senses / Jackie Higgins ; illustrations by Caroline Church.

Sentient : what animals reveal about our senses / Jackie Higgins ; illustrations by Caroline Church.
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ISBN 9781529030785 (paperback)
Name Higgins, Jackie author.
Title Sentient : what animals reveal about our senses / Jackie Higgins ; illustrations by Caroline Church.
Published London : Picador, 2021.
©2021
Description 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references.
Summary Sentient assembles a menagerie of zoological creatures - from land, air, sea and all four corners of the globe - to understand what it means to be human. Through their eyes, ears, skins, tongues and noses, the furred, finned and feathered reveal how we sense and make sense of the world, as well as the untold scientific revolution stirring in the field of human perception. The harlequin mantis shrimp can throw a punch that can fracture aquarium walls but, more importantly, it has the ability to see a vast range of colours. The ears of the great grey owl have such unparalleled range and sensitivity that they can hear 20 decibels lower than the human ear. The star-nosed mole barely fills a human hand, seldom ventures above ground and poses little threat unless you are an earthworm, but its miraculous nose allows it to catch those worms at astonishing speed - as little as one 120 milliseconds. Each of these extraordinary creatures illustrates the sensory powers that lie dormant within us.
Subjects Human-animal relationships
Perception in animals
Senses and sensation
Perception
Other Names Church, Caroline illustrator.
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